Energy Engineer

Job Summary

Engineering Project Managers
Leads and
supports university energy efficiency programs through technical assessments, data analysis, project implementation, and stakeholder
collaboration. Identifies and develops energy-saving opportunities, tracks program performance and outcomes, supports research initiatives,
and provides expertise to optimize building and utility system operations.

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University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

Responsibilities
Engineering Project Manager,
II

Essential Functions

• Achieves university program metrics and reporting timelines.
• Performs technical
  energy assessments, and techno-economic evaluations of associated solutions; drafts technical reports on findings. Specific responsibilities
  include:
  • Engineering and technical support for project design and implementation, coordinating with participant personnel to
    optimize the operations and utility use of systems and equipment.
  • Systems and equipment analysis to determine optimum operating
    conditions and diagnose issues impacting energy consumption; develops and recommends strategies to maximize operating efficiency.
  • Collection and analysis of data from utility management and information systems, such as a building automation system, and utility
    billing and meter data to identify opportunities for utility and operational savings.
  • Coordination with program business
    participants to implement effective and innovative efficiency measures and demand-side management strategies in buildings and
    facilities.
  • Researches and summarizes benefits of utility efficiency and on-site energy solution concepts.
  
  
• Leads
  program reporting, including establishment and maintenance of program-level outcomes.
• Supports and/or leads the development of new
  university research opportunities.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities as well as establishes and
  maintains professional networks (associated with university, utility sector, and community/industry organizations).

Minimum
Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related
work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Engineering Project Manager,
II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work
experience.
Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering field or other relevant degree from an appropriately accredited
institution.

Preferences

• Equivalent of one to three years of utility-associated (energy, water, etc.) assessment
  experience, including:
  • Knowledge of engineering practices, principles and experience in one or more of the following engineering
    fields: civil, chemical, environmental, electrical, and mechanical.
  • Experience with process and facility systems and equipment,
    including implementing utility efficiency measures and optimizing equipment use and scheduling to maximize utility and cost savings.
  • Ability to identify high-impact efficient energy solutions and perform techno-economic analysis.
  
  
• Experience making
  routine determinations related to engineering principles and standards and offering recommendations for non-routine matters.
• Ability to communicate technical and nontechnical information to various stakeholders, including program business participants, in
  verbal and written formats.
• Ability to manage time independently to achieve research program metrics and schedules.
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Training and Assessment Centers, or equivalent.
• History of
  university program promotion and business/organizational participant recruiting.
• History of recruiting and development of
  university student workforce.
• Existing on-campus relationships and partnerships to expand programmatic multi-disciplinary
  associations.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN45631B
Full Time or Part Time? Full
Time
Work Schedule Summary: Monday – Friday, 8-5pm
Department: 00059 – Energy & Geoscience Institute
Location:
Campus
Pay Rate Range: $65,000 to $75,000
Close Date: 7/22/2026
Open Until Filled:

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